Which to use
“acceptons” and “achetons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,091
- “acceptons” frequency rank
- #41,102
- “achetons” frequency rank
- 65193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acceptons | achetons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe accepter. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe acheter. |
Where the eye mixes acceptons and achetons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: acceptons vs achetons
A purely visual mix-up. acceptons (\ak.sɛp.tɔ̃\) and achetons (\a.ʃə.tɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acceptons is recorded at frequency rank #24,091, classified as averb, pronounced \ak.sɛp.tɔ̃\. achetons is at rank #41,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.ʃə.tɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65193, this pair ranks #73,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acceptons vs achetons
Shared letters: acenost. Private to "acceptons": p. Private to "achetons": h.
"acceptons" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "achetons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acceptons" and "achetons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "acceptons" or "achetons" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acceptons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achetons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acceptons" and "achetons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achetais vs achetons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.